Thread: British Proofs

Originally Posted by akaroa1

In 1894 Jeffery's were selling martini auctioned 500 3" that were designated
.500/570/120

This Webley is from the exact same period.
It has a very long freebore and obvious lead to the rifling.
So I wonder if this rifle being a late BP gun was a heavy bullet rifle rather than an express rifle.

When were jacketed bullets starting to be used in big bore rifles I wonder ?

Martini Henry's have a long lead that acts a bit like a forcing cone,I can't remember the throat diameter off the top of my head but its quite different from the muzzle diameter.

Good question regarding the jacketed bullets,I guess when smokeless became more prevalent?